Leon Trotsky

satisfied with the status quo, and feels the need to take the extra step further to improve the life for those around them. Leon Trotsky helped to initiate the Russian Revolution, and should be regarded as a hero; similarly, both Snowball from Animal Farm and the Ethiopian Derg lead the revolution of the lower classes and implemented communist ideas into their societies. Leon Trotsky continued the promotion of communism, trying to get rid of classes and make a place where all people…

heaven in death. Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, or as he is most often known as, Leon Trotsky deserves to go to one of the levels of hell. And based upon Aligheri’s criteria Trotsky belongs in circle nine, the bottom level of hell where traitors go and where Satan resides despite his divorce from Aleksandra Sokolovskaya for his lover Natalia Ivanova Sedova which would place him in circle two, the circle for the carnal. However Trotsky specifically belongs in the Antenora region of circle nine where…

Trotsky wanted to change the U.S.S.R. for the better for its people. But when Stalin became the new leader and became the dictator of the U.S.S.R., he used his power to get rid of Trotsky using propaganda against him and doing things like taking him off the Politburo. After many exiles before, Stalin then exiled him for good. Stalin was a power…

farm is ruled by a cruel man named Mr Jones. The animals get fed up with his cruelty and rebel. They then run the farm with Snowball and Napoleon (the farm pigs) as the leaders. Napoleon is an allegory for Stalin and Snowball is an allegory for Leon Trotsky. The actions of both characters reflect those of the Russian rulers. This essay will focus on the two characters Snowball and Napoleon and discuss the truth they reveal about human nature and The Character Napoleon who is also a pig Is the…

Bolsheviks won the civil war, they began expanding their revolution into other parts of Europe. Stalin’s actions during this revolution were subject to much criticism, including from Leon Trotsky, who had close personal ties with Lenin. This investigation will examine how Stalin, after Lenin’s death, overcame Trotsky; Lenin’s assumed successor, and took control of the Soviet Union. Lenin’s Retirement and Death: In 1918, an attempt at Lenin’s life was made by Fanya Kaplan, who shot Lenin twice.…

Several animals played a large role in the novel, such as, Snowball, Napoleon and Boxer, who represent Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky and Communist Russia’s working class. First, we have Snowball. Snowball is one of the leaders at the beginning of the revolution and his real-life counterpart is Leon Trotsky. The two share very similar traits and readers can easily identify Snowball as Trotsky, “At the meetings, Snowball…

just like the animals did when they took control of the farm. The character Old Major is an allegory for the Russian Revolutionary leader, Vladimir Ilych Lenin, who led the revolution and wanted a land of socialism. Snowball is an allegory for Leon Trotsky, the first leader of the Socialist movement in Russia, because Snowball also becomes the first leader of the newly formed Animal Farm. Napoleon is an allegory for Joseph Stalin because…

governing the Soviet Union he is governing the farm. Orwell is able to hint throughout the entire book the oppressive and harsh ways of Stalin’s ruling. Just like how Napoleon is based off a real person, Snowball is as well. Snowball is meant to represent Leon…

towards all of Snowball’s ideas reflected the Death of Lenin in 1924, and also, after Snowball proposed to build a windmill, Napolean didn’t like the idea and had Snowball chased off the farm by a pack of dogs. This was satirical for the deportation of Trotsky and also the start of Industrialisation. When the hens were starved to death after refusing to sell their eggs, in 1932, millions of people who refused to work for Stalin were starved. In 1933, the USA recognized the USSR, and Orwell made…

geographical position in central European Russia meaning they had access to their large population and control of their extensive train system. They made good use of their unified ideas and spread these effectively with propaganda. They also had Leon Trotsky who was a good leader that could boost morale: something that the White Army had a lack of, as well as discipline and support. Firstly, the Bolsheviks were successful due to their prime geographical position in Europe. The Bolsheviks…